What color is #A7C3AF?

#A7C3AF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7C3AF?

The RGB value is 167, 195, 175: 167 red, 195 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7C3AF?

The complementary color is #C3A7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7C3AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7C3AF color

#A7C3AF rgb(167, 195, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7C3AF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 76.5% green and 68.6% blue (167, 195, 175).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#A7C3AF color codes

HEX	`#A7C3AF`
RGB	`rgb(167, 195, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 76.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.28, -13.35, 6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.28, 15.03, 152.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.188, 50.34, 47.99)`
Decimal	`10994607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7C3AF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A7C3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7C3AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A7C3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7c3af; }
.text { color: #a7c3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7c3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 195 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7c3af, #a7c3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A7C3AF?: #A7C3AF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7C3AF?: The RGB value is 167, 195, 175: 167 red, 195 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7C3AF?: The complementary color is #C3A7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7C3AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.